Category Archives: Pasta

Fusilli with mushrooms and asparagus. 2/3/25

Posted on February 4, 2025 by Beebamom

I probably could eat pasta almost every day of the week. I like it with meat sauces, meatballs, sausage, and all kinds of vegetables. Tonight’s pasta dish was made with fusilli cooked to al dente and then incorporated into a … Continue reading →

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Penne with kale and mushroom 1/26/25

Posted on January 27, 2025 by Beebamom

Our dinner for Sunday night was a hearty pasta bowl. While the salted water heated up I sautéed the mushrooms with onions and garlic and wilted the kale in the same pan. When the penne was cooked John drained it … Continue reading →

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Pasta and cabbage. 1/23/25

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Beebamom

Thursday night is Sarah’s night for cooking. It is fun for us to try the dishes she enjoys. Tonight we had a pasta dish that combined spaghetti with buttery cabbage and onions, parmesan cheese, and was topped with crumbled feta. … Continue reading →

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Macaroni with sausage. 1/9/25

Posted on January 10, 2025 by Beebamom

Sorry for the messy looking bowl. As usual when presented with a bowl of pasta, all I want to do is eat it, not take its picture. Tonight was Sarah’s night to cook. She often makes such delicious smelling dinners … Continue reading →

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Penne and meatballs. 11/23/24

Posted on November 24, 2024 by Beebamom

Basically this dinner was all short cuts. I used Rao’s tomato basil sauce and Rosina’s frozen meatballs. Usually I dump the cooked pasta into the sauce but since I had a lot of sauce and a lot of meatballs I … Continue reading →

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Fettuccine with asparagus and mushrooms. 11/15/24

Posted on November 17, 2024 by Beebamom

The easiest way to stretch 3 ounces of pasta into a really satisfying meal is to add a lot of vegetables. Ahead of the pasta getting cooked I sautéed 8 ounces of mushrooms and a big handful of asparagus spears … Continue reading →

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Penne with Jon’s sauce. 10/5/240

Posted on November 6, 2024 by Beebamom

The hits keep coming this week with a pasta dinner with Jonathan’s sausage and mushroom tomato sauce. I chopped up onions, garlic, and mushrooms while he got the sauce going. He used some spicy Italian pork sausage links which he … Continue reading →

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Chickpea Stew. 10/28/24

Posted on October 29, 2024 by Beebamom

This is a great vegetarian dish, or vegan if you use vegetable broth and leave off the Parmesan cheese. Today I served it with the kale as a base wilting in the hot broth. It is really terrific. You feel … Continue reading →

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Spaghetti and Meatballs. 10/19/24

Posted on October 20, 2024 by Beebamom

Using pantry and freezer components makes this dinner a snap. The meatballs are Rosina’s home style and the sauce is Rao’s tomato and basil. The meatballs defrost while cooking in the sauce which I supplement with chili flakes, garlic powder, … Continue reading →

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Pan-fried gnocchi with mushrooms and kale. 9/30/24

Posted on October 1, 2024 by Beebamom

This started out as a sheet pan recipe. https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1022479-sheet-pan-gnocchi-with-mushrooms-and-spinach?smid=ck-recipe-iOS-share However, it is 99F outside and we are trying to keep the house cool so we changed it to a pan-fry cook and also decided to use raw kale instead of … Continue reading →

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